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‘Zombie’ Tankers in the Singapore Strait

A Wary Nepal Readies For Polls Amid Heavy Security

Hong Kong ‘Justice’ For Activists

India’s Cheap Russian Oil Era Narrows

Iran Might Look Like an Easy Target. It’s Not.

What’s at Stake in The US-Israel War on Iran?

ADB’s New Approach to Mining Risks Fueling Conflict

Thailand Plans Entertainment Complex Without Thaksin’s Casino

Is ASEAN Changing its Tune on Myanmar?

Cyber Fraud Extends Across the Globe, FATF Says

Washington Should Engage India Amid China-India Thaw, Hearing Told

The Transactional Value of Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’

Japan Shouldn’t Trade Its Proven Soft Power for Militarism

Danantara’s Gold Mine Gambit Stalls

South Korean Arms Makers Invade Europe

Ai Weiwei and Tyeb Mehta Star in Delhi’s Art Fair Week

Britain’s Monarchy Undermined

Where Did China’s ‘Wolf Warrior Diplomacy’ Come From (and Where Did It Go)?

S. Korea’s Yoon Prolongs Cycle of Convicted Presidents

Pakistan’s Risky Bet on Trump’s “Board of Peace”

China Still Borrows From the West For Highest Tech

Epstein Scandal’s Fallout in Asia

We Need Strangers

Peak Population Doesn’t Mean Peak Energy in Asia

The Silence at the Pentagon

Deal of the Century or Final Gamble?

Top Duterte Officials Named by ICC as ‘Drug War’ Accomplices

TRANSCRIPT: Interview with book author Rana Dasgupta

Singapore Airshow 2026 And Asia’s Defense Industry

Elections Across Asia: What Comes Next

Bangladesh Polls Herald Democracy’s Return

A Traveler Learns About China’s Food Scandals The Hard Way

Malaysia’s Anti-Graft Chief Said Caught in Shakedown Racket

Balochistan’s Burning and Blurring Fault Lines

Philippines: The Circus Before the Campaign

After Deadly Floods in Sumatra, Indonesia Moves Against Polluters

Asia’s Energy Transition Grows But ‘Dirty/Risky’ Countries Left Out

Is Japan Back?

Troubled Bangladesh Goes to Polls Seeking Reform

Thai Elections Likely to Bring Period of Stability

Hong Kong Publisher Jimmy Lai Gets 20 Years

Epstein Links to Fund Invested by Li Ka-shing, Kuok family

Oxfam Warns of Super-Rich Rule

Inside Epstein’s Asia Connections

Kazakh-US Oil Collaboration Deepens

Japan’s Takaichi Bets on Strong Snap Election Sunday

No Letup in Myanmar’s Brutal Civil War

FOMO or TACO, India-US Trade Deal Back On

Human Rights Watch Excoriates Trump Administration

Epstein Indirectly Linked to Jiang Zemin’s Grandson

Under Pressure, Cambodia Cleans Out Cyberscam Compounds

Taiwan’s Rare Earths Security Challenge

EU–India Trade Deal Echoes Beyond Brussels

Iran: A Genealogy of National Desperation

Epstein’s Asia Concerns Ensnared Malaysia’s Anwar?

BOOK REVIEW: Butterflies

Japan’s Pivot to The Pacific: Why History Matters

Political Influence Dogs Indonesia’s Danantara

Gold and ‘Irrational Exuberance’

Philippines’ Cockfighting Kingpin on the Run

In Myanmar Polls, International Approval Doesn’t Matter

Philippines’ Marcos as ASEAN Chair

US’s New National Defense Strategy Leads World Off a Cliff

Thai February Polls Likely to End in Political Anticlimax

Mark Tully, BBC’s Voice in South Asia 1935-2026

Xi’s Top-Rank Purge Strengthens Chinese Leader, Weakens PLA

Vietnam’s 14th Congress Endorses Growth Commitment

From Pax Silica to Hypergravity in Kazakhstan

A Ferry Disaster and its Implications for HK’s Wang Fook Court Probe

Press Crackdown Intensifies in Kashmir

Canada’s TMX Pipeline Hedge

Can China Win Round Two of the Trade War?

Manhunt for Filipino Gaming Kingpin Finally Under Way

The WTO in Eclipse

Living and Dying on The Edge of The Dump

Hindutva Empties a Kashmiri Medical School

US Cozies Up to Cambodia

Japan’s Delicate Foreign Policy Balancing Act

Malaysia Weathers Another Military Scandal

Without Judicial Independence, Financial Centers Are an Illusion

Malaysia-US Reciprocal Trade Pact Hangs in Balance

The Cost if US Intervenes in Iran

Taiwan’s Probable Risk Scenario Shifts to Potential Blitzkrieg

Indonesia’s Gojek Founder's Trial Assailed as Political

Venezuela’s China Oil Trade Enters New, Painful Phase

Chen Zhi Extradition Removes a Thorn in Beijing’s Flesh

Low Turnout in Second Phase of Myanmar’s ‘Sham’ Election

China Coast Guard Presence Near Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands Reaches Record High in 2025

Papua’s Powerless Autonomy

Taiwan’s Growing Civic Soft Power­­­­ in Southeast Asia

America’s New Imperialism

The New Global (dis)order and the Limits of China’s Power

Prabowo Family Tightens Grip on Indonesia’s Political and Business Elite

Epstein Tenuously Linked to Chinese and North Korean Spies, Arms Trade, Epstein Files Allege

China’s Coal Plateau Masks Deeper Shift in Power Market Control

Iran in 2026: Isolated in a Turbulent Ocean

Maduro Arrest Likely Thwarts China’s Panama Canal Plans

Stability Is Not Security in Vietnam

China-US Truce a Breather for 2026 Chinese Economy

North Korea’s 2026 Grand Strategy

New Chapter in Digital Content Moderation in Indonesia

Malaysia’s Judiciary Boosts Reputation on Najib Verdict

Trump’s Venezuela Blockade Helps China Tighten Noose on Taiwan